The proposed debt cancellation of more than $400 billion would have been one of the most expensive executive actions in U.S. history and affects tens of millions of borrowers.
I’m a Canadian living in the US and the fact that you haven’t burned the health insurance companies to the ground is still astounding to me. Like the situation in the states is so fucking dire and depressing, but I guess there just isn’t “one unifying event” for people to rally against… Like I think if you took away public healthcare in other countries you could organize some push back, but when it’s the status quo it seems a lot harder to rally everybody at the same time… especially when people literally can’t afford to strike and the culture is so individualistic. Also I feel like in America there’s a very low tolerance for inconvenience? There’s a lot of “well I agree with what these people want, but they should protest in a way that I can completely ignore”, which, I mean, I understand… it sucks when unrest happens and ruins things for you… but also seems really short sighted and counterproductive.
I dunno, I’m probably just ignorant, but it just seems so hopeless? Like nobody ever does anything… I don’t do anything either (I especially don’t want to protest while living abroad when I can get deported lol). Getting a critical mass of people to protest seems super hard… especially when protesting is kind of scary and hard, and you have to work all the time.
It makes me want to move, but all my family and friends are here, and my SO’s job which she enjoys and has coworkers she likes. It’s so tough =( I wish this country was is willing to fight. I also wonder what it would take. The BLM movement was good, but a lot of the gains from that were rolled back. So I guess anything less than citizens getting shot in the streets doesn’t cause anything and we have to settle for this slow moving fascist take over.
there is organizing being done for Medicare for All at the state level in a number of places. i’ve been involved in some of that stuff, and its been nice seeing the push for it grow over time and gain ground with legislators. there are also a ton of local LGBTQ+ groups doing neat shit in a lot of cities, giving people resources, helping kids get out of bad situations. something that i like to remind myself of, is that things are bad, but they used to be worse for lots of people, and that’s sorta how its been throughout human history. this is the struggle, and we must always push forwards.
i’d really recommend getting involved in a local political movement, or helping out on a food drive, or even just showing up for some organizing events nearby. or like a mutual aid group. those are cool. that’s how movements on the right got built up to this point (with some help from your friendly neighborhood oil barons!), and its how we win too. it can be difficult when you’re really busy or having mental health difficulties, i know, but it can change how this stuff feels when you’re working towards a goal with like-minded people. seeing how much other people care, contributing to a larger community, can make the burden so much easier to bare.
I’m a Canadian living in the US and the fact that you haven’t burned the health insurance companies to the ground is still astounding to me. Like the situation in the states is so fucking dire and depressing, but I guess there just isn’t “one unifying event” for people to rally against… Like I think if you took away public healthcare in other countries you could organize some push back, but when it’s the status quo it seems a lot harder to rally everybody at the same time… especially when people literally can’t afford to strike and the culture is so individualistic. Also I feel like in America there’s a very low tolerance for inconvenience? There’s a lot of “well I agree with what these people want, but they should protest in a way that I can completely ignore”, which, I mean, I understand… it sucks when unrest happens and ruins things for you… but also seems really short sighted and counterproductive.
I dunno, I’m probably just ignorant, but it just seems so hopeless? Like nobody ever does anything… I don’t do anything either (I especially don’t want to protest while living abroad when I can get deported lol). Getting a critical mass of people to protest seems super hard… especially when protesting is kind of scary and hard, and you have to work all the time.
It makes me want to move, but all my family and friends are here, and my SO’s job which she enjoys and has coworkers she likes. It’s so tough =( I wish this country was is willing to fight. I also wonder what it would take. The BLM movement was good, but a lot of the gains from that were rolled back. So I guess anything less than citizens getting shot in the streets doesn’t cause anything and we have to settle for this slow moving fascist take over.
there is organizing being done for Medicare for All at the state level in a number of places. i’ve been involved in some of that stuff, and its been nice seeing the push for it grow over time and gain ground with legislators. there are also a ton of local LGBTQ+ groups doing neat shit in a lot of cities, giving people resources, helping kids get out of bad situations. something that i like to remind myself of, is that things are bad, but they used to be worse for lots of people, and that’s sorta how its been throughout human history. this is the struggle, and we must always push forwards.
i’d really recommend getting involved in a local political movement, or helping out on a food drive, or even just showing up for some organizing events nearby. or like a mutual aid group. those are cool. that’s how movements on the right got built up to this point (with some help from your friendly neighborhood oil barons!), and its how we win too. it can be difficult when you’re really busy or having mental health difficulties, i know, but it can change how this stuff feels when you’re working towards a goal with like-minded people. seeing how much other people care, contributing to a larger community, can make the burden so much easier to bare.
Well said, thank you :).